What color is #9D77A4?

#9D77A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D77A4?

The RGB value is 157, 119, 164: 157 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D77A4?

The complementary color is #7EA477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D77A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D77A4 color

#9D77A4 rgb(157, 119, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D77A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 46.7% green and 64.3% blue (157, 119, 164).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#9D77A4 color codes

HEX	`#9D77A4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 119, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 46.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 22.96, -18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 29.4, 321.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.201, 23.043, 38.13)`
Decimal	`10319780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D77A4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9D77A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D77A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9D77A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d77a4; }
.text { color: #9d77a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d77a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 119 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d77a4, #a47795); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D77A4?: #9D77A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D77A4?: The RGB value is 157, 119, 164: 157 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D77A4?: The complementary color is #7EA477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D77A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.